Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
E-Cigarette Use in Taiwan Has Tripled Since 2018
The age groups with the highest rates of use were men aged 26 to 30, at 6.3%, and women aged 21 to 25, at...
China’s New Draft Bill Considers a Ban on Flavoured Vapes
The public is still in time to voice their opinion about the proposed regulations, as the period for public comments on the draft regulation...
US Senate to Vote on Proposed Vape Tax Despite Opposition
H.R. 5376, includes a new nicotine tax applying the same federal cigarette excise tax of $1.01 per pack on to e-cigarettes, vaping liquids, and...
THR Experts’ Panel Discussed Bullying and Lies Being Spread About Vaping
Premiered on CAPHRA’s (Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates) Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/caphraorg, and headlined “The battle between innovation and bully tactics,"...
Public Health Experts: Proposed US Vape Tax May Create More Smokers
Higher e-cigarette tax rates reducing vaping rates and increased traditional cigarette use.While the proposed House bill includes a nicotine tax which would apply to...
Florida’s Decision to Veto Flavour Ban Benefited Public Health
Numerous studies have indicated that youth vaping rates are dropping, and more smokers have quit via e-cigarettes than any other NRT.Last year, the state...
Minnesota Turns to TikTok to Encourage Teens to Quit Vaping
2020 data reported no statistical increase in teen vaping rates since 2017.The 2020 Minnesota Youth Tobacco Survey has indicated that 70% of high school...
UK Heath Minister Announces Review of Any Evidence Supporting Snus Ban
...although snus is currently banned under the regulations, we are undertaking a review and will consider the evidence base,” said Churchill.Snus is a moist...
